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Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT FM Opposing Force Doctrinal Framework and Strategy OPFOR FM Opposing Force: Doctrinal Framework and Strategy Chapter 3 Strategy for Total War

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT National Security Strategy National security interestsNational security interests Threat perceptionsThreat perceptions Political considerationsPolitical considerations Foreign policyForeign policy National security interestsNational security interests Threat perceptionsThreat perceptions Political considerationsPolitical considerations Foreign policyForeign policy Economic & military strengths & weaknessesEconomic & military strengths & weaknesses Resources & geographyResources & geography History, religion, & cultureHistory, religion, & culture TechnologyTechnology Economic & military strengths & weaknessesEconomic & military strengths & weaknesses Resources & geographyResources & geography History, religion, & cultureHistory, religion, & culture TechnologyTechnology The State’s vision for itself as a nation and the underlying rationale for building and employing its instruments of national power.

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT National Security Strategy Expanding its influence in the region is the State’s primary strategic goalExpanding its influence in the region is the State’s primary strategic goal Planning conducted at national levelPlanning conducted at national level Integrates all instruments of national power to prosecute total warIntegrates all instruments of national power to prosecute total war Expanding its influence in the region is the State’s primary strategic goalExpanding its influence in the region is the State’s primary strategic goal Planning conducted at national levelPlanning conducted at national level Integrates all instruments of national power to prosecute total warIntegrates all instruments of national power to prosecute total war

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Systems Warfare at Strategic Level INFORMATIONAL ECONOMIC DIPLOMATIC- POLITICAL NATIONAL POWER MILITARY

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT State’s Concept of War State’s view of war State’s view of armed conflict All means necessary

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT National Strategic Goals Overall Strategic GoalsOverall Strategic Goals –Expand Influence in Region –Improve Position in Global Community Specific Goals (Examples)Specific Goals (Examples) –Annex Territory –Economic Expansion –Destroy Insurgency –Protect Related Minority –Acquire Natural Resources –Destroy External Threats –Defend State against Invasion –Preclude/Eliminate Outside Intervention Overall Strategic GoalsOverall Strategic Goals –Expand Influence in Region –Improve Position in Global Community Specific Goals (Examples)Specific Goals (Examples) –Annex Territory –Economic Expansion –Destroy Insurgency –Protect Related Minority –Acquire Natural Resources –Destroy External Threats –Defend State against Invasion –Preclude/Eliminate Outside Intervention

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Strategic-Level Courses of Action Strategic Operations: strategic-level COA that uses all instruments of power in peace and war against the enemy’s strategic centers of gravity Regional Operations: strategic-level COA against regional and internal adversaries the State overmatches Transition Operations: strategic-level COA that bridges gap between regional and adaptive operations Adaptive Operations: strategic-level COA against extraregional adversaries that overmatch the State

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Framework for Implementing National Security Strategy STRATEGIC OPERATIONS Against Enemy Strategic Centers of Gravity REGIONAL OPERATIONS ADAPTIVE OPERATIONS Against Opponents the State Overmatches Against Opponents that Overmatch the State Peace War TRANSITION OPERATIONS

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT National Security Strategy National Security Strategy Branches and Sequels Against Regional OpponentsAgainst Extraregional Opponents ADAPTIVE OPERATIONS State Achieves Strategic Goals or REGIONAL OPERATIONS TRANSITION OPERATIONS REGIONAL OPERATIONS and REGIONAL OPERATIONS 10 2 STRATEGIC OPERATIONS AGAINST OPPONENTS’ STRATEGIC CENTERS OF GRAVITY

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Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT National Strategic Campaign Specific strategic goals All instruments of national power Contingency plans Training and preparation Allocation of resources One campaign implemented at a time

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT National Strategic Campaign (Example) Sea Hostile Country Neutral Country Allied Country Strategic Goal: Counterinsurgency Sea Strategic Goal: Defense Against Invasion “THE STATE” Area of Unrest Strategic Goal: Annexation of Territory

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Military Strategic Campaign Plan PeacetimePeacetime –Develop military SCP –Continuing review –Fit with plans of other ministries WartimeWartime –Continuing review –Modification –Options and contingency plans –Direct operational-level forces PeacetimePeacetime –Develop military SCP –Continuing review –Fit with plans of other ministries WartimeWartime –Continuing review –Modification –Options and contingency plans –Direct operational-level forces

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Strategic Operations Occur throughout the strategic campaignOccur throughout the strategic campaign Not limited to wartimeNot limited to wartime Target enemy’s strategic centers of gravityTarget enemy’s strategic centers of gravity –Soldiers’ and leaders’ confidence –Political and diplomatic decisions –Public opinion –Interests of private institutions –National will –Alliances and coalitions Occur throughout the strategic campaignOccur throughout the strategic campaign Not limited to wartimeNot limited to wartime Target enemy’s strategic centers of gravityTarget enemy’s strategic centers of gravity –Soldiers’ and leaders’ confidence –Political and diplomatic decisions –Public opinion –Interests of private institutions –National will –Alliances and coalitions

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Strategic Operations All Means Available –Diplomatic Initiatives –Information Warfare –Economic Pressure –Terrorist Attacks –State-Sponsored Insurgency –Direct Action by SPF –Deep-Strike Precision Fires –WMD Place Noncombatants at Risk No Sanctuary

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Regional Operations Against regional and internal threatsAgainst regional and internal threats Primarily offensive actionPrimarily offensive action Conventional operationsConventional operations Strategic operations continue to preclude outside interventionStrategic operations continue to preclude outside intervention Against regional and internal threatsAgainst regional and internal threats Primarily offensive actionPrimarily offensive action Conventional operationsConventional operations Strategic operations continue to preclude outside interventionStrategic operations continue to preclude outside intervention

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Transition Operations Pivotal point between regional and adaptive operations Transition can go either direction Conducted when other regional / extraregional forces threaten regional operations Buys time for strategic operations to succeed

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Adaptive Operations Conducted as a result of extraregional intervention Mitigates the State’s disadvantages Exploits the State’s advantages Sanctuary and defensive in nature Conducted as a result of extraregional intervention Mitigates the State’s disadvantages Exploits the State’s advantages Sanctuary and defensive in nature

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Adaptive Principles Operations Against Extraregional Powers Control access to the region Change the nature of the conflict Employ operational shielding Control tempo Neutralize technological overmatch Cause politically unacceptable casualties Allow no sanctuary Survive Tactically and Operationally — Win Strategically

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Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Strategic Information Warfare The synergistic effort of the State to control or manipulate information events in the strategic environment, be they political, economic, military, or diplomatic in nature.

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Elements of IW Electronic warfare Computer warfare Deception Physical destruction Protection and security measures Perception management Information attack

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Information Environment and Infrastructure Global information infrastructure (GII) –Mostly outside of military control –Worldwide interconnection –Vast amounts of information available Within the GII, various countries have their own – –National information infrastructures (NII) –Defense information infrastructures (DII)

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT National Information Infrastructure Supports Transportation and energy systemsTransportation and energy systems Defense installationsDefense installations Banking and financial assetsBanking and financial assets Water suppliesWater supplies Chemical plantsChemical plants Food and agricultural resourcesFood and agricultural resources Police and fire departmentsPolice and fire departments Hospitals and public health systemsHospitals and public health systems Government officesGovernment offices Transportation and energy systemsTransportation and energy systems Defense installationsDefense installations Banking and financial assetsBanking and financial assets Water suppliesWater supplies Chemical plantsChemical plants Food and agricultural resourcesFood and agricultural resources Police and fire departmentsPolice and fire departments Hospitals and public health systemsHospitals and public health systems Government officesGovernment offices

Previous Slide TRADOC DCSINT Strategy for Total War Strategy for Total War Summary National security strategy Systems warfare at strategic level State’s concept of war National strategic goals Strategic level courses of action National strategic campaign Military strategic campaign Strategic information warfare